Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भूते कमले कमलालये । विष्णुवक्षस्थलस्थे मे सर्वकामप्रदा भव ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodārṇavasambhūte kamale kamalālaye | viṣṇuvakṣasthalasthe me sarvakāmapradā bhava || 64 ||

Translation

Ô Kamalā (Lakṣmī), née de l’Océan de Lait, ô demeure du lotus, assise sur la poitrine de Viṣṇu : sois pour moi celle qui accorde tous les buts désirés.

Word by Word

• kṣīrodārṇava-sambhūte: O (goddess) born from the ocean of milk
• kṣīrodārṇava-sambhūte: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīra-udārṇava-sambhūta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; addressing Lakṣmī (विशेषण)

• kamale: O Kamalā (Lotus-goddess)
• kamale: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• kamala-ālaye: O dweller in the lotus
• kamala-ālaye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala-ālaya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• viṣṇu-vakṣasthala-sthe: O one abiding on Viṣṇu’s chest
• viṣṇu-vakṣasthala-sthe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu-vakṣasthala-stha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; adjective in address

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (enclitic)

• sarva-kāma-pradā: bestower of all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradā: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-kāma-pradā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective (विशेषण)

• bhava: be
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोṭ्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada (as a devotional invocation within the Narada Purana’s discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It invokes Śrī Lakṣmī as inseparably united with Viṣṇu (dwelling on His chest), indicating that auspiciousness, prosperity, and success in dharma arise through devotion aligned with Nārāyaṇa.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

The verse models bhakti as direct, reverent address (stuti) to the deity—recognizing Lakṣmī’s divine origin (Kṣīroda) and her eternal presence with Viṣṇu—then humbly seeking grace for one’s rightful aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects mantra-prayoga (practical application of sacred utterance) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the takeaway is the ritual principle of devatā-smaraṇa—invoking the deity with precise epithets to focus intention in worship.